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Taz Kids Program

Anglicare Tasmania

Taz Kids Clubs offer a friendly, safe environment when young people can ask questions and get accurate and developmentally appropriate information about mental health and wellbeing.

  • Tas

Pricing: Free

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Tasmanian Department of Health funded; Australian Childhood Foundation Safeguarding Children accredited

Product type: Program; Fact sheets; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience

Contact details

Anglicare Tasmania
ABN: 90 9797 428 36

https://www.anglicare-tas.org.au/taz-kids-program/

tazkids@anglicare-tas.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

Taz Kids Clubs aim to support participants in learning about mental health in a supportive and informative environment.

Clubs run in schools across Tasmania for 1.5 hours each week, up to 7 weeks.

The in-person session are delivered in a fun and friendly way incorporating art, craft and games and ensuring that the content is age appropriate to participants.

All required materials are supplied by the program.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor

Evidence

The foundations of Taz Kids Clubs aligns with research evidence on the importance of mental health literacy for Australian youth.